Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 and was then diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. He's rarely been seen in public since then.

"Bruce never missed a chance to show his gratitude with a heartfelt handshake," the actor's wife Emma Heming says.

Bruce Willis recently made a rare public appearance to thank first responders amid the Los Angeles wildfires, marking his first regular sighting since his 2022 aphasia diagnosis, which was later confirmed as frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

Bruce Willis was seen in public for what appeared to be the first time since his 2023 frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis in a video his wife Emma Heming Willis shared that showed Willis speaking with and thanking Los Angeles police officers as wildfires continue throughout Los Angeles county.

Amid the devastating wildfires in Southern California, Bruce Willis took time to thank first responders. The actor’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, posted a heartwarming video on Instagram

The iconic actor, in the midst of a dementia diagnosis, took time to visit first responders battling the Los Angeles wildfires in a rare new video.

Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma, shared video of the iconic actor thanking first responders as they work to protect the public from deadly Los Angeles area wildfires.

Willis was diagnosed first with aphasia -- a condition where the brain's ability to understand or express language is impaired, according to the National Institutes of Health -- in 2022 before receiving an additional diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in 2023, according to his family.

In a recent Instagram post shared by his wife, Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis speaks with Los Angeles Police officers and shakes their hands.

Courtesy of Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for goop Emma Heming Willis shared a rare video of her husband, actor Bruce Willis thanking emergency responders amid the Los Angeles wildfires. The brief black and white video,

In what’s believed to be his first public sighting since retiring from acting, Bruce Willis made sure to thank first responders battling the blazes in Los Angeles.